DePauw University

61/100

Greencastle, INSee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

Be one of the first to share outcomes for DePauw University — your data helps future applicants. Your data improves chances for everyone.

Share your outcomes

Acceptance Rate

57.2%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1200–1410

User Accept Rate

50.0%

Tuition

$57,070

Undergrad Enrollment

1,804

Applicants

7,197

Yield Rate

12.8%

Student:Faculty

10:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2026ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.87
SAT: 1420
ACT: —

Round: EA

Class of 2026ACCEPTED

GPA: 3.72
SAT: 1340
ACT: 31

Round: EA

Class of 2024REJECTED

GPA: 2.94
SAT: —
ACT: —

Round: RD

Class of 2025REJECTED

GPA: 3.14
SAT: —
ACT: —

Round: RD

Class of 2025ACCEPTED

GPA: 2.99
SAT: —
ACT: 27

Round: EA

Class of 2025REJECTED

GPA: 3.80
SAT: 1340
ACT: —

Round: REA

Applicant profiles for this college

2026	ACCEPTED	3.87	1420	—	EA
2026	ACCEPTED	3.72	1340	31	EA
2024	REJECTED	2.94	—	—	RD
2025	REJECTED	3.14	—	—	RD
2025	ACCEPTED	2.99	—	27	EA
2025	REJECTED	3.80	1340	—	REA

What you pay

$22,264/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $89,056 over four years.

What grads earn

$69,228/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $74,176 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 7% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.3 years of pay.

85% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

2.4%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

37%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.9%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of DePauw University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$11,820

$30–48k$13,957

$48–75k$12,979

$75–110k$21,774

Over $110k$31,225

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

83%

Completion · all

83%

Completion · Pell

79%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

82%

Median debt

$27,000

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

7,197

Admitted

3,89154.1%

Enrolled

50013% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

65.8%▼ +1.4pp

Application Volume

5,708 applicants▲ 16%

DePauw University has become less selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	—	—	1	—
Motor Vehicle Theft	—	—	2	—
Rape	4	—	1	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation61% / 39%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball40Basketball17Football157Golf17Lacrosse35Soccer33Swimming33Tennis16Track & Field140

Women's

Basketball20Field Hockey23Golf14Lacrosse23Soccer30Softball24Swimming28Tennis11Track & Field125Volleyball18

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Speech Communication and Rhetoric47 grads

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics35 grads

Computer Science33 grads

Psychology, General28 grads

Biochemistry20 grads

Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General14 grads

International Public Health/International Health12 grads

Creative Writing10 grads

Political Science and Government, General8 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General8 grads

4yr Grad Rate

79%

6yr Grad Rate

83%

Retention Rate

89%

Median Earnings

$70,527